Like much of the state, residents of Central Connecticut spent Thursday morning digging out after a powerful storm dropped about a foot of snow in the region and brought down trees, limbs and wires.

Initially about 140,000 customers were without power due to high winds and heavy snow that began pummeling Connecticut by about 3 p.m. Wednesday.

About 1,000 Eversource customers started Thursday without power in New Britain, but the number was reduced to 250 by 2 p.m. Thursday.

Berlin, Southington and Bristol also experienced spotty outages, according to Eversource. The bulk of the outages occurred in the area of Marlborough, Colchester and the eastern portion of the state and the southern portion near the New York border.

The restoration effort could take days, said Eversource spokesman Mitch Gross. The number of outages had been reduced to 125,000 by 11 a.m. Thursday, he said.

Some areas of the western portion of the state received more than two feet of snow. State police responded to 1,526 calls for service, 166 accidents with no injuries, six accidents with injuries and 565 motorist assists during the storm.

Schools were closed in Berlin, Newington and New Britain, not only due to the snow on the roads and sidewalks but also due to downed trees, wires and tree limbs, officials said. The southbound portion of the Berlin Turnpike from Deming Road to Woodlawn Road was closed for several hours as the storm wound down due to wires across the road. The section of the turnpike re-opened at about 9 a.m. Thursday.

Berlin police also dealt with a one-car crash at the intersection of Mill Street and Savage Hill Road that took out traffic lights in the area. The crash occurred at about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday just as the storm was ramping up, Berlin Deputy Chief Christopher Ciuci said. In all Berlin police dealt with 27 hazards throughout town including several trees or tree limbs that had fallen down on side streets.